{"id":27027,"date":"2021-10-28T10:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=27027"},"modified":"2021-12-10T09:12:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T17:12:06","slug":"call-of-the-walrus-thomas-becket-lennon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/call-of-the-walrus-thomas-becket-lennon\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of the Walrus, Thomas Becket & Lennon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Random Acts of Canine Kindness<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Cedric the Dog takes a well-deserved break after his failure to shut down a puppy mill in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

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You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.<\/em> \u2013 Harry S. Truman<\/p>\n Dog Quotations<\/a><\/span>\n

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Together in Spirit \u2013 The Best Friends Animal Society<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the core of Best Friends Animal Society\u2019s work is the dream that one day animals will no longer be killed in America\u2019s shelters.<\/p>\nMORE<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n

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The call of the walrus in remote Alaska<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Story & Photographs courtesy of (Acacia Johnson Https:\/\/www.acaciajohnson.com\/)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pacific walruses approach the Bering Sea’s Round Island shore at sunrise. Photograph by Acacia Johnson.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

“The Indigenous Yup’ik people — who have hunted walruses here for over 5,700 years-call Round Island Qayassiq: ‘place to go in a kayak,'” writes Acacia. “Committing to the journey helps the walrus and the people who depend on them. It keeps the place staffed and protected. Walrus may not be an endangered species yet, but they are worthy of attention and conservation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Judges are ‘overwhelmingly’ upholding COVID-19 vaccine mandates in many states<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Despite legal challenges from “a range of people” \u2014 judges have “overwhelmingly upheld” many state orders requiring health care workers, public employees, and government contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk termination. T-Boy researches found: \u201dThe exceptions to the mostly-failed challenges are limited, typically involving anti-science religious objectors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n READ FULL STORY <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n

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This Beer Is the Secret to Living 100 Years, 106-Year-Old Says<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This centenarian says America’s oldest beer is a daily part of her diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It sounds like a long, healthy life<\/a> might not be all about swearing off treats and forever avoiding alcohol<\/a>. A nearly 107-year-old Pennsylvania<\/a> woman reportedly credits one unexpected habit\u2014a beer<\/a> a day\u2014with her longevity<\/a>. But not just any beer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why \u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Down\u201d Is the Whole Beatles Story in One Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Courtesy Rob Sheffield, RollingStone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of all the revelations on the Beatles\u2019 new Let It Be<\/em> box set, the biggest is the song that didn\u2019t even make the original album. \u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Down\u201d is John Lennon\u2019s raw love ballad to Yoko Ono, much like \u201cTwo of Us,\u201d Paul McCartney\u2019s song for Linda. John sounds terrified of the emotional leaps he\u2019s taking, but he leans on the other Beatles to back him up and carry him through the song. You can hear the band develop \u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Down\u201d over the course of the box, until it comes to feel like the whole Beatles story in one song: a map to the long and winding road of their messy, doomed, inescapable friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n READ FULL STORY <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n

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Facebook Oversight Board says the company must ‘urgently improve’ its transparency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Facebook’s independent Oversight Board is criticizing the company for a lack of transparency, finding it failed to be “fully forthcoming” regarding a policy for high-profile users.<\/p>\n\n\n READ FULL STORY <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n

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CDC signs off on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and says people can get a shot different from their original one<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Americans can now sign up for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters after the nation\u2019s top public health official endorsed recommendations from expert advisers that the shots are safe and effective at bolstering protection against the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The slaughter of Thomas Becket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The slaughter of Thomas Becket, chancellor of England and archbishop of Canterbury. Author unknown, photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When King Henry II\u2019s knights arrived at Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 searching for Archbishop Thomas Becket, monks tried to block the door. But Becket forbade the effort, declaring that the church was \u201ca house of prayer\u201d and not \u201ca fortress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, Becket was hacked to death, practically at the foot of the church\u2019s holiest spot, the altar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medieval Scandinavian and Germanic church architecture reflected that the covered porch abutting the church door was traditionally known as the vapenhus<\/em> (\u201cweapons house\u201d), a place to store arms when entering a church. Even acts of violence committed within the vicinity of a church carried increasingly severe penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Potato Pie and Tortelli Recipes, Nonna-Style<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mediglia is a small village in the countryside just outside Milan. Here, in an old renovated farmhouse, Margaret Dini welcomes us who, for the occasion, has organized a real gastronomic meeting. Her cousins Giusi and Silvana are there, “summoned\u201d to help her cook the family dishes. For the occasion, they also brought along sbrisolona<\/a>, a crumbly almond cake found in Mantova, a city in Lombardy.<\/p>\n\n\n SEE RECIPES HERE <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n

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\u2018Delinquent\u2019 Matt Gaetz Currently Blocked from Practicing Law<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Faced with an onslaught of accusations that he engaged in underage sex trafficking\u2014and bracing for criminal charges\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has allowed his license to practice law in his home state of Florida to lapse. This is one bar tab Gaetz may regret not paying.<\/p>\n\n\n SEE RECIPES HERE <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n

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10 Best Films of 1971<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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In Focus: MACBETH<\/h3>\n\n\n\n